Good but not great!

Item: Independence of the Seas
Rating: 3.9
Author: Wbc1230

Independence of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Wbc1230

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

3 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 17, 2023

Ship: Independence of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1686

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise was ok. Nassau was terrible with 5 ships in port it was extremely crowded. Add the panhandlers in the mix…we were back on the ship within two hours. Coco Cay was phenomenal! Definitely a reason to keep sailing with Royal. Food…awful…terrible! We lived in pizza at Sorentos for three days.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth and easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Food was Hospital food at best! Never hot and not great taste wise. This holds true for both windjammer and main dining room. Certainly not the quality it used to be.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Grease was phenomenal!

Children's Programs

Did not sail with children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Steward and main dining room waiters were phenomenal

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Great room except the bed was hard as a rock.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

bubbles60 1 year ago

Agree not a fan of Nassau. We stopped getting of the ship there and enjoy the ship.

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kellies26 1 year ago

Interesting. We have always had good food. CoCo Cay sucks! Beds typically are pretty good.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. When there are so many ships at a port of call, it’s very frustrating. Glad you still managed to enjoy some of your cruise.

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enjoyurdaysmile 1 year ago

Nassau is the flagship for many Cruise companies this is why they go there as well. I've been there quite a few times, took excursions through the ship but when we took Royal on Grandeur of the Seas we just walked around. The people that work in Nassau always want tours to buy things because they're making a living. You don't have to buy anything but it's true they do try to get people to buy. We did go into the stores and looked around and it was fine it was just a lot of fun. You make your vacation the way you want to.

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